A framework for assessing local transmission risk of imported malaria cases

• Main Authors: Lei Lei (Author), Jack S. Richards (Author), Zhi-Hong Li (Author), Yan-Feng Gong (Author), Shao-Zai Zhang (Author), Ning Xiao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background A key issue in achieving and sustaining malaria elimination is the need to prevent local transmission arising from imported cases of malaria. The likelihood of this occurring depends on a range of local factors, and these can be used to allocate resources to contain transmission....